Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-12-27
OXFORD COUNTY HORSE NOTES,
rmoxrsox's history oF rnE nRAsDf-
WINK rAniLy.-xAiSE A. A HORSE.
pRrKDISo STATE LARGELY INDEBTED
TO CANADA.

| Lht Wctk "o NV h- P's'kseS =" '"'
dam Of Baby Dean. trial 2;25i. s ~s
had Traced II. and showed that according
to the testimony Of relisble men shs vas
by soa Of Cobb's Brandy vine. and oa,
Of . Rising Sun and Eaton mare. We
thought IL might be Of interest In this
connection to give the history Of the
Brandy vine family ~ found Ia Mf j.
| W. Thomp.oa's "No,ed M.iss Hors,s." ="
A. T. MAXIM
Ia the second volume " wsllscss .
Tro,iins Register, Published 10 1874. The
author. Ia speaking Of that ssc'ioa of
Canada. from whence came ~. Law
renee. Columbus. aud msny other noted
.irs, uses the following language /;
There is no little interest attaching TO
tha, region, aud II ever sufficient lei'u's
/, afforded. I shall seek to explore It."
Leisure has never been found. and the
mysteries ofihAi U,opisn country ',ill re-
msia uasolvsd.
M.ine. a. a breeding State. IL largely
inhibited to Canada, ~ several animals.
whose performances have entitled them
to an honorable place 10 the ? 80 list.
have dueended from Canadian sifes.
Perhaps the mos, prominent sire
broash, into the State from ths, region.
and the only one which. from the nam.
Der aud quality Of his descendants, 10 en-
titled to the distraction Of being the foun.
der Of = family is Brsndy~ine.
BHlsDYwiSK.-A dark bay stallion
With black points. soOu, is3 hand. high
lie was brought to Maine In 1883. BY
Aaron Cobb. Of Hebron. wh, Owned him
until he Brandy died . year OF
two sfu~ards.
lie was knosn while he lived. and is
nov de,isna,ed ~ Cobbs Brady vine.
lie had tie appearances Of being . we'll.
bred horse. bad foe ,ro,iins action. and
va, f..,. lie came from that mys,er.
lou, r,gion ",hiry or forty miles below
| Moairr.l," and his sIeellsnes |. sire.
hi. sres, speed. and bis early death. sd
to the importation Of two Of bis sons, as
follo-s;
Youso observation-disclosures bay
stallion. u hands high. and weighed
sbou, 800 pounds. lie -.s housh, 10 the
city Of MonIre.l in Feb. 1856. and broush,
To M.ine by Henry A. Young. Of Hart.
ford. lie vas an exceedingly stylish liz.
tie horse, With foe uoltlng aeiion. and
eon.hisr.bl. spe,d. sl'hoash from his
diminuiive sire. he vas not REGARDED n
q first els. sire. Amoas hi. get there
sppesr In the 2:50 lir. the follosins:
Gray Bill gs by Young Brsnd,~lne.
dam by State o. Maine. 2'30. Careless
hoy b Z by Young Br.nd,~ins. dam Of
Morgan descent. 2.2s.
ls.ide. the above he 90, Gladiator. .
bay g,lding. possessing speed ,qasl to
either of the above. but he vent wrong.
after scoring record in the ,hiriiss.
The descendants Of Young Bfsndywine
are noted for iron constitutions. are al
mos, universally sound and free from
blemi,hss, and although like their sire.
generally Of diminu,ive .ixs. are . class
Of horses ,hs, possess any amOun, Of eu'i.
ness qualities. Among his descendants
is . grandson owned by l.. l.. Lorilla'd.
Of New York City. lie Is dark brown
s,lding and is said to be very speedy
roadster.
KrEsE's BaASDywISE.-This son Of
Cobb's Brsndy~ine ". brought to
Maine from Canada Ia 1883. by Wi.
liam Keene. Of Mechanic Falls. lie
vas black stallion and ~ssa tro,ier
himself and . sire Of uo,tsn. The only
one Of his get In the $50 lis, is Ned For.
rs.,. blk q by Gsene's B'sndywins. rec.
ord. 2;2si.
Among the other descendants OF Cobb's
Brsndywine In the ?;3o list We find ihs
following:
Arthur. b < by Lexington. son Of
| B.ndywiae. record. 2;?st Belle Smith
eh m by the B,aic, hons. h, by the
Homer horse. by Brandy ~ins. record 2:2o.
This lis, Of five embraces ell the de-
se.nd.nu Of Btandywine which b have
records Of $50 or better. Among the
Others are many dne animals whose
names have not been mentioned Per.
hsps the most promineni is the stallion
known - Fowlefs Brandy.
FowLERs BRANDY. Dark bay. With
black points. foslsd 10 1855 and bred 10
| Hebron. Ne, got by Cobb's Brsndywine.
Fowler's Brandy was the site OF several
noted animals. among them Lady Damon
ou, of MAZE by the HuntOn Hose. sou
Of Bash Messenger. Lady Damon was
brown mare. fosled 10 1868. bred BY
John Damon. Baek6sld, Me-, and vas
very fast. Tn. writer has seen her tro,
several fast races on the ice while own' d
In thi, State. Sac VAS cold 10 1871. and
| finally passed into the hands OF Mr..
| Robert B,ansr. Of New York City. and
va. bred to his h,ns. Ei~Ard Everett.
Ia May, 1874. she foslsd the eh z Dec.
oraiion, and IN 1873. the bay colt EIls
worth. som after giving birth 10 Els
wvr,h, Lady Damon died. and he Vas
broush, up on bottle.
The brown stallion Bnndys!ne. osn.
ed for several years by the R'v. w. III.
II. Murray. Of Boston, and . noted win
nsr Of prizes and premiums ., fsiu. v.'
son Of Fow!srs Brandy. Mausy'
Brandy vine wss rated as capable 'ftrot'
ting 10 2:25 OF b-tt-t
| Andrews * Thsysr, Of Norway. have
at their sale stable . two-yesr-old iiiy,
full sister to Kitty Wait. 2:io. BY Rec.
ord's Blsekhawk. This hliy 10 gated
like Kitty. Thsy call her Nevi, Wait
They sl,, hsvs . t~o.yesr-old pacing
6Ily got BY cansrd. 2;3o. soa Of Won
Molike. She can pace In $50.
Mr.. 10 Young, Of Milton. M".
has recently purchased Of Is y. & Z. II
Briggs. Of Aubufa, . yesrling stallion b.
Messenger Wilkes, dam Bsa.sh. BY
0lensrm. This colt h = bright bay,
stands fifteen hands. and weighs 300 Ibs,
lie will be win,srsd at Briggs M.pls
Grove Farm. and will bs brought up to
Paris next spring and allowed TO serve .
few mares. he should b,a valuable &C.
QUESTION to the h,rse stock Of 0sford